Water-white :: Water-white (n.) A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribaea) growing in parched districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst..
Whit :: Whit (n.) The smallest part or particle imaginable; a bit; a jot; an iota; -- generally used in an adverbial phrase in a negative sentence.
White :: White (superl.) Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; -- the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a white skin..
White :: White (superl.) Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear..
White :: White (superl.) Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure..
White :: White (superl.) Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary..
White :: White (superl.) Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like; fortunate; happy; favorable..
White :: White (superl.) Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.
White :: White (n.) The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note under Color, n., 1..
White :: White (n.) Something having the color of snow; something white, or nearly so; as, the white of the eye..
White :: White (n.) Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at which a missile is shot..
White :: White (n.) A person with a white skin; a member of the white, or Caucasian, races of men..
White :: White (n.) A white pigment; as, Venice white..
White :: White (n.) Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the color is usually white. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage..
White :: White (v. t.) To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.
White Friar :: White friar () A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the white cloaks worn by the order. See Carmelite..
White-eye :: White-eye (n.) Any one of several species of small Old World singing of the genus Zosterops, as Zosterops palpebrosus of India, and Z. c/rulescens of Australia. The eyes are encircled by a ring of white feathers, whence the name. Called also bush creeper, and white-eyed tit..